Noksen Assembly constituency

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Noksen
Constituency No. 51 for the Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateNagaland
DistrictTuensang
LS constituencyNagaland
Established1974
Total electors12,455[1]
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyRepublican Party of India (Athawale)
Elected year2021

Noksen is one of the 60 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Nagaland state in India.[2][3][4] It is part of Tuensang district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.[5]

It was the first assembly seat in India, where Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) system was first used with EVMs in a by-poll in September 2013.[6][7] In October 2013, Supreme Court of India gave a landmark judgement directing Election Commission of India to use VVPAT system for vote validation in phased manner in all subsequent elections in India.[8][9][10][11]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1974 I. L. Chingmak Nagaland Nationalist Organisation
1977 C. Chongshen Indian National Congress
1982
1987
1989
1993 H. Chuba Chang
1998
2003
2008
2013 C. M. Chang Nagaland Peoples Front
September 2013^
2018 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
2021 H. Chuba Chang
2023 Y. Lima Onen Chang Republican Party of India

Election results

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2023 Assembly election

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2023 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RPI(A) Y. Lima Onen Chang 5,151 50.73%
NDPP H. Chuba Chang 4,963 48.88% 4.77%
NOTA Nota 39 0.38%
Margin of victory 188 1.85% −3.88%
Turnout 10,153 81.52% −4.85%
Registered electors 12,455 6.97%
RPI(A) gain from NDPP Swing 6.62%

2021 Assembly by-election

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H. Chuba Chang of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party was declared the winner unopposed, on 3 April 2020 since he was the only candidate to file his nomination papers.[13]

2018 Assembly election

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2018 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NDPP C. M. Chang 4,436 44.11%
NPF W. Chingmak Chang 3,860 38.39% −10.64%
INC I. Noksenlemba 1,008 10.02% −0.99%
NPP Dr. K. Mangyangpula Chang 725 7.21%
NOTA None of the Above 27 0.27%
Margin of victory 576 5.73% −3.83%
Turnout 10,056 86.37% −8.16%
Registered electors 11,643 −3.68%
NDPP gain from NPF Swing -4.91%

2013 Assembly by-election

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The by-elections happened on 4 September 2013.[16] The polling percentage was 70.3. Noksen constituency has 12,074 voters, including 6,142 men and 5,832 women, with 21 polling stations spread over 19 villages.[17][18] 42 VVPAT machines were used during the by-election. Congress fielded Lima Onen Chang as its candidate for the by-poll. C M Chang won the by-election by a margin of 2,863 votes. Chang has to vacate his assembly seat earlier to remain as Lok Sabha MP till the by-election is held for Noksen to avoid parliamentary by-election in Nagaland.[19]

Nagaland assembly by-elections, 2013: Noksen[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPF C. M. Chang 5708 49.27
INC Lima Onen Chang 2845 29.66

2013 Assembly election

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C. M. Chang of Nagaland People's Front was elected as MLA from Noksen(ST) seat in February 2013.[21] The by-election to Noksen assembly constituency was necessitated following resignation of Minister for School Education C. M. Chang on 14 March 2013.

2013 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPF C. M. Chang 5,602 49.02% 17.10%
NCP Lima Onen Chang 4,510 39.47%
INC H. Chuba Chang 1,259 11.02% −21.82%
Margin of victory 1,092 9.56% 8.64%
Turnout 11,427 94.53% 16.75%
Registered electors 12,088 3.33%
NPF gain from INC Swing 16.19%

2008 Assembly election

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2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Chuba Chang 2,988 32.84% −23.33%
NPF C. M. Chang 2,905 31.92% −11.91%
RJD Changlemba 1,741 19.13%
BJP Y. Lima 1,546 16.99%
Margin of victory 83 0.91% −11.42%
Turnout 9,100 78.47% −21.03%
Registered electors 11,699 44.88%
INC hold Swing -23.33%

2003 Assembly election

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2003 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Chuba Chang 4,478 56.16% −13.21%
NPF C. M. Chang 3,495 43.84%
Margin of victory 983 12.33% −26.43%
Turnout 7,973 98.81% 0.23%
Registered electors 8,075 19.08%
INC hold Swing 1.19%

1998 Assembly election

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1998 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Chuba Chang 4,624 69.38% 14.40%
Independent Nokshang 2,041 30.62%
Margin of victory 2,583 38.75% 28.80%
Turnout 6,665 98.58% 3.70%
Registered electors 6,781 23.40%
INC hold Swing 14.40%

1993 Assembly election

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1993 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC H. Chuba Chang 2,838 54.98% −31.18%
NPF C. Chongshen Chang 2,324 45.02% 31.18%
Margin of victory 514 9.96% −62.36%
Turnout 5,162 94.89% −2.76%
Registered electors 5,495 20.00%
INC hold Swing -31.18%

1989 Assembly election

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1989 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. Chongshen Chang 3,809 86.16% 35.57%
NPF S. Sao Chang 612 13.84%
Margin of victory 3,197 72.31% 52.71%
Turnout 4,421 97.64% 2.65%
Registered electors 4,579 0.97%
INC hold Swing 35.57%

1987 Assembly election

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1987 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. Chongshen Chang 2,144 50.59% 0.53%
Independent H. Chuba Chang 1,313 30.98%
NND S. Sao Chang 781 18.43% −6.28%
Margin of victory 831 19.61% −5.22%
Turnout 4,238 94.99% 12.80%
Registered electors 4,535 −28.14%
INC hold Swing 0.53%

1982 Assembly election

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1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. Chongshen Chang 2,569 50.06% 3.69%
Independent I. L. Ghingmak 1,295 25.23%
NND M. P. Nokshang Chang 1,268 24.71%
Margin of victory 1,274 24.82% 10.75%
Turnout 5,132 82.19% −10.65%
Registered electors 6,311 39.04%
INC hold Swing 3.69%

1977 Assembly election

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1977 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. Chongshen Chang 1,918 46.37%
Independent I. L. Chingmak 1,336 32.30%
UDA P. Nokshang 863 20.87% 20.31%
Independent L. N. Somba 19 0.46%
Margin of victory 582 14.07% −8.10%
Turnout 4,136 92.84% 0.78%
Registered electors 4,539 3.84%
INC gain from NNO Swing -14.44%

1974 Assembly election

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1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election: Noksen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NNO I. L. Chingmak 2,416 60.81%
Independent Chungshen Chang 1,535 38.64%
UDA Imti Hopong 22 0.55%
Margin of victory 881 22.17%
Turnout 3,973 92.06%
Registered electors 4,371
NNO win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2023". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ "NAGALAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY". legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ "VVPATs to be used on large-scale for 1st time in Mizoram polls". 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ "VVPAT to be used in ten Assembly constituencies in Aizawl city". NDTV.com.
  5. ^ "Bye-election from 51-Noksen (ST) Assembly Constituency to Nagaland Legislative Assembly – Use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system for the first time by the Commission in Elections – regarding".
  6. ^ "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
  7. ^ "EC to use VVPT in Nagaland by-poll". The Hindu. 17 August 2013 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ^ "Supreme Court judgement on VVPAT and EVM" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Generate printed receipt for every vote polled, SC tells EC". mint. 8 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Bring paper trail to EVMs for free, fair, accurate voting: SC". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  11. ^ "EC to introduce paper trail of vote in Nagaland bypoll". Hindustan Times. 17 August 2013.
  12. ^ The Indian Express (2 March 2023). "Nagaland Assembly Election results 2023: Check full list of winners". Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  13. ^ Imtiaz Ahmed (2 April 2021). "Chuba Chang elected unopposed as Nagaland's Noksen MLA - INSIDE NE". Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Nagaland General Legislative Election 2018 - Nagaland - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Report on the General Election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2018" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Noksen Election Commission release" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Nagaland first to use VVPAT device for voting". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 4 September 2013 – via Business Standard.
  18. ^ "India devises flawless ballot mechanism". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Lima Onen Chang: Naga People's Front wins bypoll to Noksen seat | Guwahati News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  20. ^ Nagaland Assembly by-Election 2013
  21. ^ "Declaration of result" (PDF).
  22. ^ "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2013" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Report on the General Election to the 11th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.
  24. ^ "Report on the General Election to the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2003" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Report on the General Election to the 9th Nagaland Legislative Assembly 1998" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2022.

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